Music without lyrics is referred to as "an instrumental piece".
Best as anyone can tell the etymology of the word puts it's origins in the Old Persian language Tar, meaning string.
Because if u were to pay attention to the cut scenes in the career, they are almost always saving the world or something, like in III or WT.
a lyre was a smaller "medieval" version of the guitar. Please visit the link below. What you are probably looking for was called a Gittern.
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